Religious Education

P: (with Arielle perched on his lap, reading a Baby Bible story book) Jesus loves the little children! (pointing) Black, white, brown, yellow, and green!

S: (from the next room) GREEN??!!??

P: Yeah... the plants...

S: (buries her face in her hands)

Overheard: Combi Stroller discussion

S: I'd like to buy a Combi Stroller.

P: Why can't we stick to our existing one?

S: Well, the Combi Urban Stroller is very light and easy to manage... it has a one-touch folding and opening function!

P: Why don't you touch me, and I'll fold and open it for you!

* end of discussion*

Arielle's First Passport Photo

Taking Arielle's first passport photo was one of the most challenging things we had to do!

It involved three adults: one to hold her, one to dance, sing and squeak, and one to take photos!

The requirements were daunting:

1. Her eyes should be wide open
2. Her face should be facing front and not tilted
3. There should not be anything (no hands or feet!) obstructing her face
4. (And ideally!) she should be smiling too!

And we couldn't use flash so that made everything more exciting.

Half an hour and more than 50 exhausting shots later, we finally succeeded!

Firemen

Overheard

P: What do you think of firemen? Do you think they're hot?

S: Yeah.. they're hot!

P: How come?

S: (with a distant, far away look) Because... because they can climb things...

P: (incredulously) Because they can CLIMB THINGS? That's probably the most bimbotic thing I've ever heard you say!

S: (thoughtfully) ...and they can burst out of buildings...

P: Climb what? Ladders?

S: (with a glazed, happy expression) ...yeah... They can burst in and out of buildings!

P: Ok. Where do you think I could buy a fireman uniform?


While looking for a fireman picture to post online, I found this really sweet article. Heroic, sweaty fireman + nice, pregnant doggy. Isn't that a sweet combination?

Fireman and a Doberman

This photograph shows a red Doberman Pinscher kissing an exhausted fireman. He had just saved her from a fire in her house, rescuing her by carrying her out of the house into her front yard, while he continued to fight the fire. She is pregnant. The firefighter was afraid of her at first, because he had never been around a Doberman before. When he finally got done putting the fire out, he sat down to catch his breath and rest.

A photographer from the Charlotte, North Carolina newspaper, "The Observer," noticed this red Doberman Pinscher in the distance looking at the fireman. He saw her walking straight toward the fireman and wondered what she was going to do. As he raised his camera, she came up to the tired man who had saved her life and the lives of her babies, and kissed him, when the photographer snapped this photograph.

Doberman Pinschers do know the difference between friends and "the enemy". God Bless this fireman for taking the risk and saving her life.

Source: http://www.bigdobermans.com/doberman_and_fireman.htm

Mactini - the smallest computer in the world!

This is hilarious!




Spoofs like these go a long way to cheer up pregnant women stuck at home with colds!

Goat News

At least there is justice in the world - the innocent captives are set free!

DR Congo frees goats from prison

A minister in DR Congo has ordered a Kinshasa jail to release a dozen goats, which he said they were being held there illegally.

Deputy Justice Minister Claude Nyamugabo said he found the goats just in time during a routine jail visit.

The beasts were due to appear in court, charged with being sold illegally by the roadside.

The minister said many police had serious gaps in their knowledge and they would be sent for retraining.

Mr Nyamugabo was conducting a routine visit to the prison when, he said, he was astonished to discover not only humans, but a herd of goats crammed into a prison cell in the capital.

He has blamed the police for the incident.

It is not clear what will happen to their owners of the goats, who have also been imprisoned.

BBC Africa analyst Mary Harper says that given the grim state of prisons in Congo, the goats will doubtless be relieved about being spared a trial.

There was no word on what their punishment would have been, had they been found guilty.

Source: BBC

Other goats in the news:

LA city officials hire goats

Sudan man forced to 'marry' goat

Sudan's famous goat 'wife' dies

Korean Beef, Anyone?

Photo taken with Panliang's permission.

Mouthwatering beef steak at your local food court. Very popular with the ladies.